Lings Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lings Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Lings Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 37 first-choice applications for 37 offers.
- 28.9% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hayeswood Road, Lings, Northampton, NN3 8NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 401 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.”
- “They are particularly determined that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged achieve well.”
- “Pupils are happy coming to school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the precise knowledge that pupils need to know and remember has not been identified.”
- “Nevertheless, in a few subjects, subject leaders are not checking on the implementation of the curriculum closely enough, thus limiting their ability to improve provision in their area of responsibility.”
- “While some pupils do not attend school as often as they should, leaders do all they can to encourage them to attend regularly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Lumbertubs Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodvale Primary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorplands Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackthorn Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Arbours Primary Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Boothville Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Headlands Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published